TR Self Clinch Panel Fastener installation
- Punch or drill the mounting hole. Do not deburr the hole or perform any other secondary operations
- Place fastener into anvil recess then place sheet over the fastener spigot
- Apply squeezing force, ensuring that the punch and anvil surfaces are parallel, until the retainer shoulder makes contact with the face of the sheet
Overview animation
Hole sizes - metric (mm)
| Thread size | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min sheet thickness | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.53 | |||||||
| Hole size in sheet +0.08 | 6.73 | 7.90 | 8.74 | 10.49 | |||||||
| Min distance to hole C/L from edge | 6.35 | 7.87 | 8.63 | 9.65 | |||||||
Hole sizes - inches
| Thread size | 4-40 | 6-32 | 8-32 | 10-24 and 10-32 | 1/4-20 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min. in sheet thickness | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | |||||||||
| Hole size in sheet + 0.003 - 0.000 | 0.265 | 0.281 | 0.312 | 0.344 | 0.413 | |||||||||
| Min. dist hole C/L to edge | 0.255 | 0.285 | 0.315 | 0.345 | 0.385 | |||||||||
Tooling
 |
Thread size | A mm 0.05 | C Dim 0.05 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M3 | 8.76 | 8.2 | |
| M4 | 11.05 | 9.8 | |
| M5 | 11.05 | 10.69 | |
| M6 | 14.35 | 12.29 |